techgeek07:I really hope they start concentrating their efforts on each other.

That's been British and to some extent American foreign policy related to that region for a couple hundred years, and it's actually one of the main reasons that the region is a net exporter of anti west hate machines.

I occasionally see some that I'd like to click on, but don't because it's a featured partner. Once I clicked on one because I didn't read the full description then realized my mistake when I went to look for the comments. I probably would click on them if there were comments even though they'd probably go like the Wampler links.

H31N0US:techgeek07: I really hope they start concentrating their efforts on each other.

That's been British and to some extent American foreign policy related to that region for a couple hundred years, and it's actually one of the main reasons that the region is a net exporter of anti west hate machines.

It was a perfectly fine strategy for undermining any regional powers until the oil showed up and the West realized that they needed them to be stable enough to build oil wells and pipelines. So pro-West governments were supported over the will of the people. As soon as the oil runs out or alternatives are found the West will go back to treating the Middle East like Sub-Saharan Africa, not giving a crap what happens there.

That's been British and to some extent American foreign policy related to that region for a couple hundred years, and it's actually one of the main reasons that the region is a net exporter of anti west hate machines.

It was a perfectly fine strategy for undermining any regional powers until the oil showed up and the West realized that they needed them to be stable enough to build oil wells and pipelines. So pro-West governments were supported over the will of the people. As soon as the oil runs out or alternatives are found the West will go back to treating the Middle East like Sub-Saharan Africa, not giving a crap what happens there.

The other option is to be the world police. Then everyone gets upset at the wars fought over there.

So, the people who are upset about the US presence fighting in a faction war in someone else's country are themselves fighting in a faction war in someone else's country and lecturing a third party fighting in a faction war in someone else's country. Is there some sort of righteousness to this hypocrisy that I am missing?

OK, I'm still confused. Obviously, since the Saudis are supplying these guys with stuff we've given them, these are the "good" Al-Quaeda (because if we are giving them stuff, it implies goodness), but where are the "bad" Al Quaeda?

You know, the ones we are supposed to hate, as opposed to these guys in Syria?

I am so glad that the US didn't send troops in or provide heavy and to these people. No matter which side your on politically the more time goes by the Mir obvious it is that staying out of this one was the rite call.